Garment-supporter.



PATENTED JAN. 21, 1903.

J.- W. SGHLOSS. GARMENT SUPPORTBR.

APPLICATION FILED THE: 23, 1907.

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UNITED STATES JOSEPH W. sonLoss, or NEW Yonrofu; r;

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No. s77,2a e.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JosEPn W. SoHLoss, a citizen of the United States, residing at the city of New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in'Garment-Supporters, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to stiffeners for garments,-and particularly to that class which are employed for stiflening lace or fabric collars, or for fastening together the different cheap to manufacture,

parts of a garment, orarticle of wearing apparel.

' The principal object of the invention is to provide a stiffener of this class whichis readily removable or replaceable when desired I particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawing: .Figure 1 is a side or face view of a stiffener embodying theprin'ciples of my invention; Fig: 2 1s a View of the same applied to a lace collar by means of suitable loops thereon; Fig. 3 is a view of the stiffener ap lied to acollar by means of buttons.

11 wearing soft fabrics, particularly the lace or ribbon collars used by ladies, a need arises for greater stiffness than is inherent in the material in order to prevent objectionable folds and wrinkles. Such additional stifiness may be secured by ribs of resilient material attached to the'fabric in a suitable direction for the purpose,but these interfere with washing the fabric if permanently attached.

In carrying out my invention I aim to provide a stiffener which overcomes all of the above difficulties, and which is ap licable to other uses, such, for example, as a. astener or link by which diflerent parts of wearing apparel may be connected together.

Referring now to the drawings in which i like parts are designated by the same reference sign, 1 indicates a plate or strip of resilient material, such as celluloid, and which.

may be conveniently formed from sheet Specification 'of 'Letters Patent. 1 Application filed FebruaryiZB. 1907. Seriel No. 358,769. H t

- Patented Jan. 21,1908.

material in adie press. or strip 1 is formed to constitute a hookor fastening means for attachment to a fabric'or other article to be stiffened. For this'pur- --pose the strip is laterally incut near each end, as shown at 2, the .incut portions having av The end of the-plate I i restricted channel.3, and terminating in an eye 42. is rounded into the adjacent edges of the strip so as to guide-and assist the entrance of The entrance to tliese'incut portions a button or loop therein. In this Way there is formed a pair of protuberances 5,. rounded into the I incut portions Zfandprojecting laterally at the; two ends of the strip. The

width of theseprotuberances is reduced adj acent totheeyeA, so as, to -form 'a restricted.

neck 6, the-ends" of the strip-beingconveniently slightly'notched or incut for this pur- OSB, L535 e I p In use'it-is merelynecessary to'provide a air, of loops-Ti, at suitable points upon the abric ;to ,;.bestiffened," and then insertthe protuberances 5 through such loops, until the s are received in the eyes 4 and 'embrace t e reduced portion or neck 6 of each protuberance, It is evident that under these circumstances the stiffener is tightly held to the fabric,- not only by the engagement ofthe 100 s with the prot'uberances,

but by the restricted channels 3 of the two ortions 2. 'This double engagement incut is s cient to prevent accidental 'dislodgment of the stiffener under all circumstances. But the stiflener. may be purposely removed at an time by a simple mani ulation."

A feature of the invention 'es in having the incut portions 2 extendinward from the o posite sides of the siifener. By having t e stiflenersshaped in this way the are made more secure against accidenta dislodgment, because since the stiflener can only be removed'b lateral movement in one direction at eac end, no accidental blows or strains can wholly dislodge the stiffener if the ends are constructed to be dis laceable from opposite sides, rather than om the same side. In other words, strains in either lateral direction are ositively resisted by the fastening at one en of the stiffener and frictionally resisted by-the fastener at the other end under all conceivable 'circumsta es.

In Fig. 3 the stiffener is shown app l fabric collar by means of'buttons 8 thereon. The fastening of the buttons is mereiy fished through the incut portions 2 of the s iffener led to a so as to enter the eyes 4, where they are held against dislodgment by the restricted channels 3.

- In order that the loops 7 maybe properly located on the collar or other device to which the stiilener is to be ap )lied said loops may be Worked in or applie to the garment over the neck 6 of the stifl'ener. That is, the stiffenel" as a whole may be placed and held by hand againstthe garment-and the loops worked in over the neck 6 by passing turns of the same through the eyes 4. The said loops Wlll then be pro )erly placed with res ect to each other an to the stifi'ener, and

vt ie latter may be removed at anytime when desired in the manner above indicated.

While my im )roved stiil'ener has been shown and described as articularly adapted for use in connection wit 1 ladies collars, it is e ually well adapted for use with belts of si k or other soft material. Wlienso used, it will be applied in substantially the "same manner as above described.

spective ends; and ea In addition to its use as a stiil'ener, this device may be employed as a fastener for connectin together diiierent parts oi a garment;

for example, it may be used in )laceof a safety pin for fastening together t ie ends of flannel collars. When the device is used as a fastener it may be made of metal orany material having anuornamental appearance.

What I claim is p 1. A garment stifi'ener comprising a strip of resilientmaterial having an incut portion at each end, said incut portions being directed inward from OPPOSItB sides at the re- 0 i incut portion terminating in an e ye said incut portions having a restricted channel adjacent to the eye.

2. A garment stiffener comprising a strip of resilient material having an incut portion at each end terminating in an eye, said incut portions each having a restricted channel adjacent to the eye.

3. A garment stifiener' comprising a strip of resilient material having a laterally rojecting protuberance at each end joine to the body ofthe stifiener' by a restricted neck, said protuberance rojectmgin-opposite lateral directions at t 1e respective ends.

4. A garment stiffener comprising a strip of resilient material having an ncut portlon at each end terminating in an eye, said incut stiflener being notched toward said eyes to form a restricted neck for each protuberance adjacent to the eyes.

1n witness whereof, I subscribe my signs;

tnre, in'the presence of two witnesses.

- Y JOSEPH W. SCHLOSS. Witnesses:

WM. A. ROSENBAUM, WALDO M. CHAPIN. 

